Kaviveterue Virere

A series of serious criminal activities, including wildlife poaching, theft and fraud dominated the police’s weekend report. 

In Windhoek, a 61-year-old Namibian man was robbed when an unidentified suspect allegedly stole N$23 137.92 from his bank account. 

Reports of the incident were made on Saturday. 

It is believed to occur at an unspecified time.

No recovery of the money or arrest has been made yet.

Around 10h00 on Saturday, in Otjomuise, Windhoek, a car was reportedly stolen from Bar Car Wash, which is situated in Extension 1. 

The suspect is accused of intentionally and illegally taking the victim’s N$88 000 silver Renault hatchback, registered under the license plate N 30250 W, without the owner’s permission.

The vehicle has not been recovered, and no arrests have been made.

At Walvis Bay, a theft happened around 02h00 on Friday at a business premises located on Sam Nujoma Drive. 

The suspect unlawfully entered the worksite without owner consent and took equipment valued at N$15 500.00, which includes 1x Makil drill machine, 1x small blue Royal drill machine, 1x Royal grader blade, 1x silver microwave, 1x black single-phase stove, 1x green hand hacksaw, 1x cell phone as well as 1x red and white digital multimeter tester.

No arrests have been made, and the stolen items remain unrecovered.

Unknown suspects are alleged to have stolen 24 sheep between Thursday and Friday from a grazing area of Otaveva village. 

The sheep, valued at N$48 000, were reportedly slaughtered on site and the carcasses were loaded into a car.

Furthermore, in the Kunene region, a 41-year-old Namibian male was arrested on Saturday at Otjimbundu village in the Otjimuhaka area for poaching a black-faced impala, a specially protected species.

The impala, valued at N$6 500, was found alive but fatally injured in a wire set by the suspect. 

A local game guard made the discovery while conducting a routine count of the animals.

The suspect faces charges of hunting specially protected game (black-faced impala) without a permit, killing game (black-faced impala) by any other means than shooting it, and bringing any snare, trap or apparatus for capture onto any land without permission.

Additionally, a wildlife trafficking case emerged in Mariental, where three Namibian male suspects, aged 30, 34 and 46, were arrested between 13h00 and 13h30 on Saturday after allegedly attempting to sell an elephant tusk at Spar in Mariental.

During the arrest, one of the suspects was shot. 

He remains in stable condition and was transferred to Windhoek for further treatment.

The suspects are facing charges related to dealing with suspected controlled wildlife products without a permit authority, disguising the origin of unlawful properties and assisting another to benefit from the proceeds of illegal activities.

Police investigations into all these incidents are ongoing.